there's a guy I'm arguin with at work about Prince's guitar skills. This guys an older hard rocker (Zeppelin, Ozzy, etc.) He only knows of Prince's popular radio stuff and so thinks thats all there is too him. I've got quite a few boots but am trying to decide which would be one each of the best boot CD's and DVD's where P really shreds the guitar. Appreciate any and all opinions and suggestions, thanks

The Undertaker and the obvious Just My Imagination.

small club by a mile-awesome solo's, great rhythm and-it can't be studio trickery-its live.....

there are a few but for me-this is tops-undertaker is cool-but too many wierd sounds-the solo from just my imagination on small club alone is better i think

Empty Room (2007) and While My Guitar Gently Weeps - that one usually gets people's attention!

or the power trio from Indigo2.....

Just boots? He shreds on some official stuff too.

Billy's sun glasses

Dreamer from LA Conga Room
Days Of Wild Guitar Jam from the NPGMC release
Motherless Child from Septimo

Cosign on the official releases too. I would go with those before boots in fact.

Rinluv said:

no, doesnt just have to be boots, its just IMO thats usually where he tends to let it rip a little more. i'm open to official release suggestions too. thanks already for all the other posts. some great ideas. now i have to see if i have all of those

You don't need a boot. What about the Rock Hall Of Fame solo of Guitar Gently Weeps.

Even stunned Tom Petty.

Yea, that Days Of Wild solo is something...lol

Obviously, Fury from SNL.

joy in repetition solo from ona it aint over cd

thats the shit!!! and bambi from the undertaker..

muirdo said:

i was just thinking dat

if you realy wanna show that old rocker best playing by prince go for:
power trio london 28 aug 2007 aftershow

Def go with Undertaker or Poor Goo

Oh wow, I completely forgot about the ONA Aftershow Joy In Repetition. Excellent choice there. So many other ones come to mind that my brain can't keep up with them all.

I can't count the times I've argued on P's behalf as a guitarist. So many purists refuse to accept it. I was really surprised to see him represented so much on....a website that I'm unsure if I can mention (lol).

methodcal said:

frustrating as hell. They just won't accept it. The really frustrating thing is that about 99.9% of the people who argue that he's not one of the greats have never even heard anything of his other than a few of the hits on the radio. I'll never understand it. (well, I kinda do and I have my thoughts about why, but that's a whole other topic)

Maybe if his stuff was on You Tube like every other artist we could show people!!!!! How the he'll are we going to dig up a specific solo from an aftershow from 10 years ago? Maybe it cups be located on a P2p site and downloaded but that ain't too assesible to the average Joe. He'll even Lovesexy Live isn't available officially or on You Tube....

thebanishedone said:

I was going to suggest that one, as well.

The entire Small Club show has great guitar. He tore it up at the Conga Room, too.

On the boot ONA Vega in Copenhagan there is a sublime version of "Whole Lotta Love" with some kick ass geetar playing.
In fact ONA Vega should have been released instead of It Aint Over...plus the comedic value of Princes reaction when someone takes his picture is priceless

"Did they tell you NO pictures"? lol
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Undertaker CD
and the 'Just my Imagination' '88 Aftershow.

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Purple Rain - Syracuse 1985 (DVD)
Just My Imagination - The Palace, Hollywood, 1988
Guitar - Leno 2008
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - R&R Hall of Fame 2004

Yep, as said before:

Undertaker
Small Club

Plus...

We Be Shakin' or One Nite Alone Copenhagen
Nagoya '89
Tokyo 1990
Continental Drift
Boogie 2Nite

"Did they tell you NO pictures"?

Here's my answer: "I don't listen to authority. I learned that from you. Wink."

Does it have to be a shredding, face-melting solo to show of his guitar skills? I personally really gett off on his rhythm playing, as well as the all-too-rare opportunity to hear him on acoustic. Other Side of he Pillow and don't Play Me would be good examples. Maybe that won't impress your friend though.

I guess you can't go past that Just My Imagination that everyone's already mentioned. I'd also nominate that blues solo on Purple House from the Rave DVD. That's pretty phenomenal. Also that little guitar break on Expert Lover where he's so on fire he yells out "ouch!". Cracks me up every time.

Also, on the Lovesexy Concert Video, he tears it up in a very jazzy way on If I had a Harem. I recommend that because it's not a wah and overdrive-laden solo, you can hear what a precise picker he is when it comes to technique.

Ahh Prince, what a gun.

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Why not just go with the Purple Rain album? Let's Go Crazy, Computer Blue, When Doves Cry, Purple Rain. Too obvious?

the extended version of computer blue